Most Rail Service Returning To Normal Wednesday
NEW YORK (CBS 2) -- Transportation services are getting back to normal in the wake of the storm but passengers are advised to give themselves extra time to get where they're going.
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Amtrak service was expected to resume Wednesday along the busy northeast corridor.
The Long Island Rail Road expected a near normal commute for this morning's rush hour with delays of up to 15 minutes. Service was up-and-running though some trains were cancelled during the morning rush on the Babylon, Port Washington, Port Jefferson and West Hempstead lines.
Metro-North is operating a weekday schedule on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven lines. Both railroads say all service is subject to equipment and weather-related delays.
Long Island bus service was running with minor detours.
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The MTA was still working to restore service on all subway and bus routes. A few subway lines still have partial suspensions including the B, N and Q lines. Limited-Stop bus service in New York City remains suspended.
As for New Jersey Transit, most rail, bus and light rail service will operate as normal Wednesday.
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SUBWAY CHANGES:
- B train service is suspended in both directions from the Bedford Park Boulevard Station and the Brighton Beach Station.
- Due to an earlier incident at the Bushwick Avenue-Aberdeen Street Station, L train service is running with residual delays at this time.
- No Q train service between the Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard Station and the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue Station in both directions.
- No N train service between the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue Station and the Whitehall Street Station in both directions.
- No Franklin shuttle in both directions between the Franklin Avenue Station and the Prospect Park Station.
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